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Dev tools · March 22, 2023

Dungeon Map Doodler Beta - Free online map drawing tool

This is a D&D map making tool I've been working on for a while now, but I just added some new features to the beta that I think HN users might find neat. When building a world map, you can use "Dynamic Brushes" to draw organic looking terrain. This is achieved entirely with svg filters and javascript canvas, no fancy libraries or anything. This came with a pretty large rewrite of some of the underlying code, so I'm sure there's a number of bugs I haven't come across, but I'd love to hear your opinions on it!

Dungeon Map Doodler Beta - Free online map drawing tool launched on March 22, 2023 with 157 votes, #284 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

Dungeon Map Doodler Beta is a free online tool for creating D&D maps. Users can draw world maps and terrain using Dynamic Brushes that produce organic-looking results through SVG filters and JavaScript canvas without external libraries. The tool is designed for tabletop game creators who need to visualize their game worlds. A recent rewrite added new features to the beta version, though the creator notes potential bugs may exist.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Dungeon Map Doodler is a program designed to easily create tabletop RPG maps created by Todd Ross ( @ToddRossDIY ). Any maps you create with the intention of distributing for free whether by itself or as a part of a larger project can be included under the same licensing that the rest of your content is being released as. If you are making money with your creations, I ask that you become a patron of the $5 tier or higher to help support continued development of the project. If you're not a patron already, you can join at ( https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=17254686 ). If this small cost is prohibitive to you, please contact me and we can work something out! While not mandatory, I would…from dungeonmapdoodler.com

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